| Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill |
Bill No. 3/2010
| Read the first time on 11th March 2010. |
| An Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1999 Reprint). |
| Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: |
| Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2010 and shall come into operation on such date as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. |
| Amendment of Article 9 |
| 2. Article 9(4) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (referred to in this Act as the Constitution) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “be produced before a Magistrate”, the words “, in person or by way of video-conferencing link (or other similar technology) in accordance with law,”. |
| Amendment of Article 39 |
| 3. Article 39(1) of the Constitution is amended by deleting the words “not exceeding 6” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “not exceeding 9”. |
| Amendment of Third Schedule |
| 4. Section 18 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution is amended by deleting subsection (2). |
| Amendment of Fourth Schedule |
5. Section 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution is amended —
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| 6. Section 4 shall have effect in relation to every application for citizenship that is made before the date of commencement of that section and pending on that date. |